Darryle Pollack | I never signed up for this...
confessions of a cluttered mind
She’s a television newscaster in her 20′s who goes to work one day and interviews a famous movie star and Hollywood icon. The professional turns personal when the interview turns into a romance, a marriage and children. It sounds a lot like my story; but it’s also the story of Dina Ruiz—something we have in common [...]
We’re polar opposites in most ways, including our TV habits. My husband controls the remote—mostly to switch from one sports channel to another. I don’t watch much TV at all, but when I get my hands on the remote I turn on the news. We meet in the middle— on the dance floor. It’s date [...]
I can’t stand by while he’s being skewered without saying a few words with friends. It’s no secret how I feel about him.. So. About this flap on the plane. (If you didn’t hear about it, read this ) Then again, has anyone NOT heard about it? I can’t abandon him when he’s under attack. I can’t blame [...]
Sure, there’s truth in advertising. Like, that dress you saw on Giselle in Vogue? Isn’t going to look like that on your body. And that ad for make up featuring the Face of Lancome? Isn’t going to make your skin glow like Julia Roberts. Well, now it turns out that without Photoshop, even Julia Roberts [...]
I followed her around one day as part of a small group of reporters, as she knocked on doors campaigning for her husband in a suburban Miami neighborhood. She was so friendly, so natural, so accessible; if you didn’t know who she was, you’d believe she could have been one of the local moms on [...]
She grew up in the spotlight; we grew up watching her. She was an original. Could you imagine Jennifer Aniston becoming friends with Angelina Jolie, the woman who stole her husband and plastered her humiliation on every publication in the world? That’s what it was like when Eddie Fisher abandoned Debbie Reynolds for Elizabeth Taylor. [...]
Go figure. You couldn’t make up an odder couple—and I don’t mean only Kirstie and Maks. Different body clocks, different interests, different backgrounds, different religions, different politics (although I fixed that one), different temperaments…… just for starters: that’s me and my husband. V walks on the golf course, I walk on the beach; he’s a [...]
Thanks to Charlie Sheen, it’s officially underway— at least my version: Men Behaving Badly. No need to add to his legend; but this year Charlie seems impossible to beat. In honor of sports lovers, sports, and lovers, I’m re-posting this from last March. Bad Taste Meets the Final Four: Who is the Worst Celebrity Husband? [...]
At least there was a surprise. When Billy Crystal appeared to a standing ovation, maybe the audience had the same fantasy I did: that he was about to take over as host. Only his few minutes of energy and humor weren’t enough to save the Titanic. You can read far better (actually, worse) Oscar [...]
A friend just told me she’s invited to a birthday party tonight starting at 6. I was surprised to learn there are actually people on the planet who won’t be watching the Oscars. (at least not live.) I wouldn’t want to be forced to choose. But I wasn’t invited. So I’ll be glued to the [...]
After becoming a writer, artist, TV journalist, mother and breast cancer survivor----I realize nothing turns out the way we expect. So I blog about handling the big and little things — with humor, humanity, and hope.
The knobs say it all: Susan is the super-hero inside every woman. Made of ceramic knobs, hand–painted tiles, on a painted background. Measures 12″ X 12″ .
It's the combination, of course. And the locks will open for the right person---(to be revealed on the back when you take her home.) Made of combination locks and hand-painted tiles on a painted background. Measures 14" by 14".
Pun intended. A nice pair---of pears...made of miniature porcelain boxes, surrounded by painted tiles and broken china on a painted background. Measures 11" square.
Hope: not only on her driver’s license, but in her heart. Ceramic ribbon, hand-painted tiles on a painted background, measures 9 inches square.
Word surrounded by hand-painted tiles in bright and beautiful (gold and marine blue) colors, with border of tiny gold tiles. Measures 11" square.
True beauty lies in the imperfections. Irregular mirror surrounded by hand-painted tiles with a border of ceramic tiles. Measures 11" square.
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